Monster Shadow Interactive, LLC

Privacy Notice

Welcome to Monster Shadow Interactive!

This Privacy Notice explains what Personal Data (defined below) we collect in connection with our website (https://monstershadowinteractive.com/) (the “Site”) and our games (our “Games” and, collectively with the Site, our “Services”), how we use and share that data, and your choices concerning our data practices. This policy applies only to information we collect in connection with Services and in email, text, and other electronic communications sent through or in connection with our Services. 

This policy DOES NOT apply to information that you provide to or is collected by any third party, or which is collected outside of the Services (see “Third-Party Information Collection”).

This Privacy Notice is incorporated into and forms part of our terms of service.

Before using our website or downloading, playing or accessing our games, please review this Privacy Notice carefully and contact us at [email protected] if you have any questions. By participating using our website or downloading or accessing our games, you agree to the practices described in this Privacy Notice. 

If you do not agree to this Privacy Notice, please do not access the Site, the Games or otherwise use the Services.

1. Data Controller

Monster Shadow Interactive, LLC (“we”, “us”, “our”, “Company”) will be the entity responsible for your data. To ask questions or comment about this privacy policy and our privacy practices, you can contact us at: 
Email:  [email protected]

2. Children

Our Services are not directed to or intended for children who are under the age of 16. Company does not knowingly collect Personal Data from children under the age of 16. If we learn we have collected or received Personal Data from a child under 16 without verification of parental consent, we will delete that information. If you have reason to believe that a child under the age of 16 has provided Personal Data to Company through the Services please contact us at [email protected] and we will endeavor to delete that information from our databases. This in compliance with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act and Article 6(1)(c) of the GDPR.

3. Personal Data We Collect

We collect information that alone or in combination with other information in our possession could be used to identify you (“Personal Data”) as follows:

Personal Data You Provide. We collect Personal Data from you that you provide to us. For example, when you subscribe to our newsletter we may collect your email address. When you report a bug using our bug report form, we may receive your email address and any information that you provide us in the report. If you contact us directly via email, we will collect your email address and whatever information you provide in your message.

Automatically Collected Data. When you visit, use, and interact with the Services, we may receive certain information about your visit, use, or interactions.  For example our analytics providers may collect and provide us with analytics information when you visit our website. This information includes information about the pages and resources that you access when you visit our Site. We receive information about whether our newsletter subscribers have read our newsletters.  We may also monitor the number of people that visit the Services, peak hours of visits, which page(s) are visited, the domains our visitors come from (e.g., google.com, yahoo.com, etc.), and which browsers people use to access the Site (e.g., Chrome, Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer, etc.), broad geographical information, and navigation pattern. In particular, the following information is created and automatically logged in our systems:

• Cookies Data: Please see the “Cookies” section below to learn more about how we use cookies.

• Usage Data: When you interact with our Games we may collect your unique in-game ID, your platform ID, username, IP address and usage details such as time and duration of play, the cosmetic items and upgrades that you select, and information about yourwins, losses, and deaths within the Game.

• Authentication Data: When you authenticate your game account using one of your social accounts, we may receive certain information about your social account including your username, display name and any other identifiers used by the third party platform to identify you.

• Device Data: We may collect information about the device that you use to access the Services such as your device ID, ; IP address; country of install (mapped from IP address); device manufacturer and model platform type (iOS, Android, Mac, Windows, etc.) and t operating system and version; language; CPU information; the graphics card type and vendor name; graphics card driver name and version ; which graphics API is in use; amount of system and video RAM present; current screen resolution; version of the Unity Editor used to create the game; sensor flags; app ID; unique advertising identifiers provided for iOS and Android devices (e.g., IDFA or Android Ad ID); and a checksum of all the data that gets sent to verify that it transmitted correctly
• Location Data: We may derive a rough estimate of your location from your IP address.

• Email Open/Click Data: We use pixels in our email campaigns that allow us to collect your email and IP address as well as the date and time you open an email or click on any links in the email.

Cookies: We may use cookies to operate and administer our Site, gather usage data on our Site, and improve your experience on it. A “cookie” is a piece of information sent to your browser by a website you visit. Cookies can be stored on your computer for different periods of time. Some cookies expire after a certain amount of time, or upon logging out (session cookies), others survive after your browser is closed until a defined expiration date set in the cookie (as determined by the third party placing it) and help recognize your computer when you open your browser and browse the Internet again (persistent cookies). For more details on cookies please visit All About Cookies.

On most web browsers, you will find a “help” section on the toolbar. Please refer to this section for information on how to receive a notification when you are receiving a new cookie and how to turn cookies off. Please see the links below for guidance on how to modify your web browser’s settings on the most popular browsers:

• Internet Explorer
• Mozilla Firefox
• Google Chrome
• Apple Safari
• Microsoft Edge

Do Not Track Signals: Our Site currently does not respond to “Do Not Track” (“DNT”) signals and operates as described in this Privacy Notice whether or not a DNT signal is received. If we do respond to DNT signals in the future, we will update this Privacy Notice to describe how we do so.

Third-Party Information Collection Through the Services: Some features of the Services are served by third parties (“Third-Party Services”). When you participate in the Services, certain third parties may use automatic information collection technologies to collect information about you or your device. These third parties may include: game distributors, our newsletter provider, our game engine provider, our analytics provider, and our cloud storage provider. These Third-Party Services process your information for the purpose of providing the relevant services which are incorporated into our Services. The Personal Data that we receive from Third-Party Services is covered by this privacy policy, while their processing of your information is covered by their privacy policy. Please see the list of Third-Party Services below.

• MailChimp (newsletter service provider) – Information about their data practices may be found in their privacy policy available here: https://mailchimp.com/it/legal/

• Google Analytics (analytics provider) – Information about their data practices may be found in their privacy policy available here: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/7318509?hl=en

• Cloudflare (security provider) – Information about their data practices may be found in their privacy policy available here: https://www.cloudflare.com/privacypolicy/

• Unity Game Engine (game engine provider) – Information about their data practices may be found in their privacy policy available here: https://unity.com/legal/privacy-policy

• Unity Analytics (analytics provider) – Information about their data practices may be found in their privacy policy available here: https://unity.com/legal/privacy-policy

• Steam (distributor) – Information about their data practices may be found in their privacy policy available here: https://store.steampowered.com/privacy_agreement/

• Itch.io (distributor) – Information about their data practices may be found in their privacy policy available here: https://itch.io/docs/legal/privacy-policy

• Bluehost (hosting provider)-  Information about their data practices may be found in their privacy policy available here: https://newfold.com/privacy-center/privacy

Note: The privacy policy URLs above are provided solely for your convenience and we are not responsible for updating them or ensuring their validity or correctness.

Social Platforms: We also have pages, accounts, and servers on social media platform like Twitter(X), YouTube, Facebook, TikTok, Twitch, Reddit, LinkedIn, Bluesky, Steam, Itch.io and Discord (“Social Platforms”). The Social Platforms are operated by the owners of the relevant social media platforms and the collection of information by third parties on the Social Platforms is governed by the privacy policy of the applicable platform. When you interact with our Social Platforms, we may also collect Personal Data that you elect to provide to us, such as your contact details. In addition, the companies that host our Social Platforms may provide us with aggregate information and analytics regarding the use of our Social Platforms.

4. Our Legal Bases for Processing Your Information

When we collect or otherwise process any of your Personal Data, we do so in reliance on the following legal bases:

Your consent. If you have provided us with your consent to process your information for a specific purpose we will do so based on your consent. You may withdraw your consent at any time by following the instructions provided below in the “Your Rights and Choices” section below.

Performance of a Contract with You. When the processing of your Personal Data is necessary in order for us to perform a contract with you, such as the Playtester Agreement, or when you request that we process your information prior to entering into a contract with you, we will do so on this basis.

Our Legitimate Interests. When we believe the processing of your Personal Data is reasonably necessary in order for us to achieve our legitimate interests in conducting and managing our business and our relationship with you, we will do so on this basis, including the legitimate interest we have in:

• personalizing, enhancing, modifying or otherwise improving the services and/or the communications that we provide to you;
• retaining and engaging you and our other users;
• detecting and preventing fraud and operating a safe and lawful business; and
• improving the security and optimization of our network, sites and services.

When we use your information for our legitimate interests, we take into account any potential impact that such use may have on you  by balancing our legitimate interests against your interests, rights and freedoms. We will not use your information if there is a less intrusive way for us to achieve our legitimate interests or if we believe your interests should override ours unless we have other grounds to do so (such as your consent or a legal obligation).

Our Legal Obligations. When we believe that the processing of your information is necessary in order for us to comply with our legal obligations (such as to cooperate with a law enforcement body or regulatory agency, exercise or defend our legal rights, or disclose your information as evidence in litigation in which we are involved) we will do so on this basis.

Vital Interests. When we believe that the processing of your information is necessary in order to protect your vital interests or the vital interests of a third party, such as situations involving potential threats to the safety of any person, we will do so on this basis.

5. How We Use Personal Data

We may use Personal Data for the following purposes:

• To provide, run, support, optimize, improve and maintain our Services
• To provide you with customer support.
• To fix bugs that you report.
• To provide you with certain game features like leaderboards, multiplayer features, game save and back up features. 
• To communicate about promotions, upcoming events, and other news about our services with your consent.
• To respond to your inquiries, comments, feedback, or questions regarding the Services and/or our games.
• To send administrative information to you, for example, information regarding the Services and changes to our terms, conditions, and policies.
• To respond to you if you contact us.
• To fulfill any other purpose for which you provide it.
• To analyze how you interact with our games throughout the Services;
• To develop new products and services;
• To prevent fraud, criminal activity, or misuses of our games or abuses of our Services;
• To comply with legal obligations and legal process and to protect our rights, privacy, safety, or property, and/or that of our affiliates, you, or other third parties. 
• For any reason that we described to you when collecting your Personal Data or for any reason for which you’ve provided us with your consent.
• To help maintain the safety, security, and integrity of the Services, our games, our IT systems, architecture, networks, databases and other technology assets.
• To protect the rights, interests, and safety of us, you, and any third parties, and to exercise and defend our rights.
• To create anonymous, de-identified, or aggregated datasets (“Aggregated Information”). Such datasets would not be “Personal Information” subject to this Privacy Notice. We may use anonymous, de-identified, or aggregated datasets for any purpose. For more information about Aggregation Information see below.

The usage information we collect helps us to improve our Services and to deliver a better and more personalized experience by enabling us to:

• Recognize you when you play our games.
• Estimate our audience size, demographics and usage patterns.
• Store your preferences, consents and other user settings locally on your device.
• Comply with your consents.
• Understand how well game features are working and whether users are having issues.
• Identify and correct software defects.
• Prevent fraud and illegal behavior by detecting behavior patterns that indicate such activity.

Aggregated Information: We may aggregate Personal Data and use the aggregated information to analyze the effectiveness of our Services, to improve and add features to our Services, and for other similar purposes. In addition, from time to time, we may analyze the general behavior and characteristics of users of our Services and share aggregated information like general user statistics with prospective business partners.

6. Sharing and Disclosure of Personal Data

In certain circumstances we may share the categories of Personal Data described above without further notice to you, unless required by the law, with the following categories of third parties:

• Vendors and Services Providers: To assist us in meeting business operations needs and to perform certain services and functions, we may share Personal Data with vendors and service providers, including game distribution platforms, providers of newsletter providers, cloud services, online form providers and analytics services. Pursuant to our instructions, these parties will access, process, or store Personal Data in the course of performing their duties to us.
• Business Transfers: We may disclose your information to our subsidiaries and affiliates or financiers, including the publishers of our games. If we are involved in a merger, acquisition, financing due diligence, reorganization, bankruptcy, receivership, sale of all or a portion of our assets, or transition of service to another provider (collectively a “Transaction”), your Personal Data and other information may be shared in the diligence process with counterparties and others assisting with the Transaction and transferred to a successor or affiliate as part of that Transaction along with other assets.
• Legal Requirements: If required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to (i) comply with a court order, regulatory request or other legal obligation, including to meet national security or law enforcement requirements, (ii) protect and defend our rights or property, (iii) prevent fraud, (iv) act in urgent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of the Services, or the public, or (v) protect against legal liability.
• Enforcing our Rights: We may disclose your information as necessary to enforce our rights arising from any contracts entered into between you and use, such as our Terms of Service. 
• Necessary for Purpose: We may disclose your information as necessary to fulfill the purpose for which you provided it.
• With Your Consent: We may disclose your information with your consent.
• Other purposes: We may disclose your information for any other purpose disclosed by us and accepted by you when you provide the information.

7. Where, How, and How Long We Store Your Information

All information that we collect is stored in the US. We store all Personal Data securely using third-party vendors who implement industry standard security measures. By using the Services, you authorize us to receive, process, transfer, and store your information in and to the United States. 

We keep your information only for the length of time necessary to fulfill the purposes for which the information was collected. For example, if you provide us with your email address while signing up for our newsletter, we will keep your email address until you unsubscribe from the newsletter (unless you have provided us with your email address for another separate purpose). We will retain game save data and social authentication data until you have ceased using the game for a year or longer.  If applicable laws require us to store your information for a longer period, then we will keep your information for the period required by law. Information collected via third party services will be retained and secured in accordance with their policies

Cross-border Data Transfers: Where cross-border transfers of data are necessary, we will take reasonable steps to safeguard the privacy of your Personal Data. These steps may include implementing standard contractual clauses where recognized by law, obtaining your consent, or other lawful means of transferring Personal Data.

8. Data Security

We have implemented measures designed to secure your Personal Data from accidental loss and from unauthorized access, use, alteration, and disclosure by partnering with third parties who use industry standard security measures to protect your information. 

Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet and mobile platforms is not completely secure. Although we do our best to protect your Personal Data, we cannot guarantee the security of your Personal Data transmitted through our Services. Any transmission of Personal Data is at your own risk. We are not responsible for circumvention of any privacy settings or security measures we provide.

9. Your Rights and Choices

In certain circumstances providing Personal Data is optional. However, if you choose not to provide Personal Data that is needed to use some features of our Services, you may be unable to use those features.

We strive to provide you with choices regarding the Personal Data you provide to us. This section describes mechanisms we provide for you to control certain uses and disclosures of your information.

Updating or correcting your information: Please email us at [email protected] if you need to change or correct your Personal Data.

Promotion by us: If you have opted in to receiving email communications from us and you want us to discontinue using your email address to promote our own or third parties’ products or services, you can opt-out by clicking the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails and following the instructions provided.

Deleting Your Personal Data: We provide all of our data subjects with the Right to be Forgotten (also known as the Right to the Deletion of your Personal Data), whether or not you reside or are a citizen of the European Union or the United Kingdom. Please email us at [email protected] if you would like us to delete your Personal Data.

Please note however that the Right to be Forgotten is not an absolute right. The Right to be Forgotten only applies to the following types of Personal Data that are held by us at the time of the request:

• Personal Data that was processed on the basis of consent,
• Personal Data that was processed on the basis of legitimate interests,
• Personal Data processed on a basis other than consent or legitimate interests that is no longer required for the purpose for which it was originally collected or processed,
• Personal Data that was processed unlawfully,
• Personal Data that must be deleted in order to comply with a legal obligation, or
• Personal Data of a child.

Third parties: We do not control third party collection or use of your information to serve interest-based advertising. However, these third parties may provide you with ways to choose not to have your information collected or used in this way.

For more information about the third parties that collect data through the Services, see the “Third Party Information Collection” section above to understand which third parties have access to your Personal Data through the Services. You can consult their privacy policies to see if they offer additional options for limiting collection.

Additionally, we are happy to assist you in exercising the following Personal Data rights:

• The right to be informed – You have the right to be informed about our practices as they relate to your Personal Data. We meet this obligation by providing you with this Privacy Notice.
• The right to access – You have the right to request that we provide you with copies of your personal data. We may charge you a small fee for this service.
• The right to rectification – You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate. You also have the right to request Company to complete information you believe is incomplete.
• The right to be forgotten – You have the right to request that we erase certain types of personal data (see Deleting Your Personal Data above).
• The right to restrict processing – You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
• The right to object to processing – You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
• The right to data portability – You have the right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.

If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please email us at [email protected].

Personal Information Rights for California Residents:

Shine the Light. Under California Civil Code Section 1798.83, ( the “Shine The Light” law), California residents who use the Services may request and obtain from us, once a year and free of charge, information about categories of Personal Data (if any) we disclosed to third parties for direct marketing purposes and the names and addresses of all third parties with which we shared Personal Data in the immediately preceding calendar year. If you are a California resident and would like to make such a request, please submit your request in writing to us using the contact information provided below.

Minors. California residents who have an account with us and who are under 18 years of age have the right to request deletion of any data that such users post on the Services, if any. To request deletion of such data, please contact us using the contact information provided below and include the email address associated with your account and a statement that you reside in California. We will make sure the data is not publicly displayed on the Services, but please be aware that the data may not be completely or comprehensively removed from all our systems (e.g., backups, etc.).

10. Changes to the Privacy Policy

The Services and our business may change from time to time. As a result we may change this Privacy Notice at any time. When we do we will post an updated version on this page, unless another type of notice is required by the applicable law. By continuing to use our Services or providing us with Personal Data after we have posted an updated Privacy Notice, or notified you by other means if applicable, you consent to the revised Privacy Notice and practices described in it.

11. Contact Us

If you have any questions about our Privacy Notice or information practices, please email us at [email protected].